With the significant DRM changes in the Linux 3.7 kernel there's something to enjoy out of all the major open-source graphics drivers. For Nouveau users, it's particularly exciting right now and there's more hope for the future...

Well, this rewrite didn't hapen overnight and it has been in nouveau's tree for months now. However, we find and fix bugs as we go.
On the other hand, a few strange bugs disapeared in the process, so I guess all in all, it is good :)

As always, please test and report regressions!

10-04-2012, 02:05 PM

uid313

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Originally Posted by MùPùF

Well, this rewrite didn't hapen overnight and it has been in nouveau's tree for months now. However, we find and fix bugs as we go.
On the other hand, a few strange bugs disapeared in the process, so I guess all in all, it is good :)

As always, please test and report regressions!

Any new features?
Does Wayland work yet?

10-04-2012, 02:17 PM

MùPùF

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Originally Posted by uid313

Any new features?
Does Wayland work yet?

No new features (thanks to the rewrite) yet, we are fixing bugs first.

As for wayland. Last time I tried, weston ran on the xserver but acted weirdly in drm mode. Seriously, if you want to see it fixed, fix it. It shouldn't be that hard.

10-04-2012, 02:21 PM

uid313

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Originally Posted by MùPùF

No new features (thanks to the rewrite) yet, we are fixing bugs first.

As for wayland. Last time I tried, weston ran on the xserver but acted weirdly in drm mode. Seriously, if you want to see it fixed, fix it. It shouldn't be that hard.

Yes, it works fine under X.
But in DRM it just crashes the system.

I don't know how to code in C, only some in higher level languages.

10-04-2012, 08:11 PM

liam

Is there any hope for dynamic reclocking and voltage change (the later by any means at all would be awesome)?
I'm running an older card (quadro fx 570m nv50 G84, iirc), is there any data that I could provide that would be helpful.

10-05-2012, 01:25 AM

smitty3268

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Originally Posted by uid313

I don't know how to code in C, only some in higher level languages.

What a wonderful learning opportunity! :D

10-05-2012, 04:39 AM

MùPùF

Quote:

Originally Posted by liam

Is there any hope for dynamic reclocking and voltage change (the later by any means at all would be awesome)?
I'm running an older card (quadro fx 570m nv50 G84, iirc), is there any data that I could provide that would be helpful.

No luck for this kernel, but I think I'm not that far from delivering good reclocking support for the nv50 family. Maybe next kernel?

10-07-2012, 11:31 AM

gens

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Originally Posted by MùPùF

No luck for this kernel, but I think I'm not that far from delivering good reclocking support for the nv50 family. Maybe next kernel?

yay

im wondering are you going to put presets to chose from or let me set any clock i think should work (even at the risk of fire)

also how's the proper memory management thingy going (400mhz is too low to play while 700mhz should be enough but corrupts, 1000mhz works fine on the blob)